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Cover Story

Academic
Achievers

LISA ACKERSON

More inclusive guidelines

Flint Carman Ainsworth

have made this year's

Michigan State

National Honor Society, USY chapter presi-
dent, Congregation Beth Israel teacher aide,
Meals on Wheels volunteer, Randels
Elementary School tutor.

Cap 8c Gown, our

annual tribute to

our community's

high school seniors,

MICHAEL AMBROSE

the biggest yet.

ALAN HITSKY
Associate Editor •

IVIT

hen the Jewish News published its
first "High School Yearbook" in
1991, 40 students were listed: 28
females and 12 males.
This year, as our annual yearbook continues to
evolve as the "Cap & Gown" section, you will
find 146 Jewish high school seniors in the follow-
ing page's. The 2002 group encompasses 80
females and 66 males.
The criteria remains the same: each student
appearing here has at least a 3.60 grade point
average on a 4.00 scale. Some are athletes as well
as good students; others are dancers, artists, pho-
tographers, newspaper editors, Torah readers for
their synagogues, communal volunteers, youth
group members and leaders — and good stu-
dents.
Over the 12 years that the annual section has
published, it has grown in size. In recent years, we

West Bloomfield

have averaged 80-85 students, with the limitation
that we would take only the top eight Jewish stu-
dents from any given high school. That limitation
created problems, and we generally allowed a few
more students from the high schools with larger
Jewish populations.
This year, we removed the limitation and have
had a very positive response.
According to Arthur M. Horwitz, publisher of
the Jewish News, "The Jewish community has
always placed a great deal of emphasis on learn-
ing, on education. There's a direct correlation in
the achievements of the Jewish community and
its study habits.
"That's why the Cap & Gown section continues
to resonate with our readers and our community.
"It's not just boasting about a child's achieve-
ments," he said. "It wouldn't be worth doing if
that were the case. Cap & Gown has become a
way for the community to look at its future —
and to see that it's in good hands." ❑

National Honor Society, yearbook editor, var-
sity tennis, Henry Ford Hospital medical men-
torship, Temple Israel youth group, Alliance
for Jewish Education technology committee.
Summa cum laude, OAA Scholar Athlete,
Michigan Merit Award.

Michigan

DANIEL ARLOW

Cranbrook Kingswood, Bloomfield Hills

Cum Laude Society, Junior State of America
chapter co-vice president, first chair saxophone
symphony and jazz bands, ACSL Computer
Team captain, founder of iCon Network, Inc.,
Eagle Scout, confirmation at Shaarey Zedek.
Stanford President's Scholar, AP Scholar,
National Spanish Exam runnerup, 1st place
ACSL, JV tennis Coaches Award.

MIT or Stanford

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5/10

2002

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